Krizaj Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Krizaj Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'cross'.

Krizaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria321:266,10730,958
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Slovenia121:207,30615,422
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
France11:66,422,722504,397
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Križaj (1,129) are calculated separately.

Krizaj Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'cross'.

- mkrizay

Krizaj Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Krizaj Come From? nationality or country of origin

Krizaj occurs in Austria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Križaj. For other possible spellings of Krizaj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krizaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Krizaj is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name Krizaj is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Krizaj live; 31 percent live in Western Europe and 30 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Austria, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 266,107. In Austria it is primarily found in: Lower Austria, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Austria Krizaj is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Krizaj Last Name Statistics demography

Krizaj earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.1% less than the national average, earning $40,087 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Križaj941,129/
Kriza91601/
Krizsa83238/
Krizoa83148/
Kraiza83134/
Krizay83117/
Kreiza83106/
Kričaj83104/
Krizia8353/
Krisza8345/
Krziza8315/
Kritza8315/
Krizas836/
Kricaj834/
Krizca832/
Krizej831/
Krizea831/
Krizaz831/
Krizac831/
Krizah831/
Krizza831/
Krzesaj77408/
Krizsai77189/
Krizaic7782/
Gkritza7765/
Kriszat7731/
Kruczaj7720/
Krizeas7717/
Khreiza778/
Krzysaj778/
Krizsay778/
Krizzia772/
Kriezia771/
Krizaud771/
Krizoha771/
Khrizah771/
Kryza731,044/
Kruza73744/
Krisa73563/
Krize7399/
Krija7397/
Krizi7392/
Kreza7350/
Krýza7331/
Krica7323/
Criza7314/
Kriça731/
Krizy730/
Khreizah71283/
Khraizat7143/
Gkritzas7142/
Krischaj711/
Gkritzai711/
Krishaja711/
Khraizah711/
Kruize671,677/
Krejza671,021/
Krajči67999/
Krajča67757/
Krajza67559/
Kricha67530/
Krajci67464/
Krycia67440/
Krajčí67399/
Krajca67326/
Khruza67261/
Krisha67257/
Kriezi67248/
Krizez67243/
Kričej67229/
Krajsa67142/
Kreisa67136/
Kreyza67130/
Krutza67115/
Kraisa67112/
Kritsa67101/
Krizou6784/
Krissa6778/
Gkrizi6777/
Kresaj6768/
Krzyża6762/
Kroica6757/
Krezia6746/
Krezas6740/
Krysia6735/
Kryzia6733/
Kresia6729/
Krisay6728/
Crizza6721/
Krucza6721/
Kricej6721/
Krizić6719/
Krzyza6718/
Kreçaj6718/
Kreizi6716/
Krißat6715/
Krijes6714/
Krisai6713/
Crizoa6713/
Kraize6713/
Kriesa6712/
Kreica6712/
Kriczi6712/
Krezoa6712/
Krzesa6710/
Khrizi679/
Khriji678/
Kreize678/
Krajze678/
Krezat678/
Kručaj678/
Kruzau676/
Krizoe676/
Krieze675/
Kreija675/
Kreiža675/
Kretza675/
Krucia674/
Krajčy673/
Kritze673/
Krijer673/
Kryzha672/
Krajzi672/
Krisia672/
Krijci672/
Kroiča672/
Krecaj672/
Kricia672/
Khrija671/
Krecia671/
Kresza671/
Krigia671/
Krisca671/
Krizoy671/
Krajce671/
Krajcí671/
Kreije671/
Kreizaitė671/
Kreizasch671/
Kryzej671/
Krojza671/
Krijou671/
Krisaa671/
Kraiczeji671/
Krugia670/

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